Definitions for lectern

lectern lec·tern

Spelling: [lek-tern]
IPA: /ˈlɛk tərn/

Lectern is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 126 anagrams from letters in lectern (ceelnrt).

Definitions for lectern

noun

  1. a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
  2. a stand with a slanted top, used to hold a book, speech, manuscript, etc., at the proper height for a reader or speaker.

Origin of lectern

1275-1325; earlier lectron(e), late Middle English lectryn Medieval Latin lēctrīnum, derivative of lēctrum lectern, equivalent to Latin leg(ere) to read + -trum instrumental suffix; replacing

Examples for lectern

Vicki Jackson, a Harvard Law professor, rises to the lectern and begins her remarks.

He was not projecting outward to a crowd like a professor at a lectern.

They were all that he could do in the way of pulpit, desk, and lectern.

When the court came to order, he approached a lectern and stood at attention.

The bier stood near the lectern, between four rows of candles.

The lectern takes the familiar form of an eagle, and is of bronze.

Mrs. Fleming, Meg, Monty, and Neale were standing by the lectern when she appeared.

In another photo pair, a crowd listens to a speaker at a lectern in a light-filled conference hall.

He came over to the table and stood in front of it as though it were a lectern.

“Guantanamo is not necessary to keep us safe,” he said, tapping at the lectern.

Word Value for lectern
Scrable

9

Words with friends

12

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